Imagine a city that can predict traffic jams before they happen, optimize energy use based on real-time weather data and even warn residents about how a nearby fire might spread. What once sounded futuristic is now on the horizon thanks in part to researchers from “A Good System for Smart Cities,”… read more
News & Events
UIL at 2024 Johns Hopkins Center for Climate-Smart Transportation meeting
Dr. Kijin Seong was introducing the Urban Info Lab’ resources to the guests.
Yefu Chen, a member of the Urban Info Lab, officially received a PhD in May 2024
Congratulations to Yefu Chen, a member of the Urban Info Lab, recently received a PhD in Community and Regional Planning from The University of Texas at Austin.
2nd Annual Smart Cities and AI Innovations Symposium
About the Event The Smart Cities and AI Innovations Symposium is a day-long gathering of interdisciplinary professionals across academia and industry to inform, examine, and discuss how generative artificial intelligence impacts our cities. Happening in the Avaya Auditorium on the University of Texas at Austin main campus, this robust program will feature… read more
UIL@2024TRB
Recently, UIL student Yefu Chen and Postdoc Dr. Yiming Xu, as well as lab leader Dr. Junfeng Jiao went to the Transportation Research Board annual meeting in D.C.! Check out some pictures they took while there.
Examining the COVID-19 effects on travel behavior using smart IoT sensors: A case study of smart city planning in Gangnam, Seoul
Study Area Abstract: The application of IoT in cities is a critical component in constructing a smart city. Seoul Metropolitan Government began installing IoT sensors known collectively as S-DoT in 2019. S-DoT collects real-time climate and floating population data. This study aims to introduce a smart city planning application in Seoul, to validate the S-DoT application, and to suggest a research framework… read more
University of Houston Seminar on Generative AI Models
Dr. Junfeng Jiao recently had the opportunity to speak at the University of Houston about Generative AI Models at the Urban Information Lab. In the talk, he spoke about UIL’s development towards projects such as OpenCityAI.com, a designated LLM system trained on large scale urban data, AustinDigitalTwin.com, a live digital… read more
Design Ethics of the Good Form
Speaker: Jeffrey Kok Hui Chan, PhD | Assistant Professor at Singapore University of Technology and Design Time: October 6th, 2023, 12:00 – 12:30 PM (CST) Zoom Link: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/91425104430 Abstract: To do good, design ideas are often congealed in a form—a deliberate configuration that is material or immaterial, tangible or intangible—that… read more
AI and Planning
Speaker: Tom Sanchez, PhD | Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning at Virginia Tech Time: September 22, 2023, 2:00 – 2:30 PM (CST) Zoom Link: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/91425104430 Abstract: Interest in AI has exploded since the release of platforms like ChatGPT providing mainstream access to powerful content-generation capabilities. In this talk, I… read more
Urban Information Lab Secures $1.4 Million in Funding for Joint Project
As extreme weather events happen more frequently in the Central Texas region, it’s becoming more important to not only study and understand these events, but also figure out how to better prepare for them. The Urban Information Lab, along with the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the Cockrell School… read more
